Arms/drug smuggler held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 07 2016:
A combined team of Imphal West district police and 12 Bihar Regiment arrested an arms smuggler along with a huge drug consignment yesterday at about 5 pm at Laiphrakpam inter-village road under Wangoi police station.
According to the reliable sources a combined team of Imphal West police and 12 Bihar Regiment under the supervision of Th Vikramjit Additional SP (Ops) anmd including S Sachidananda DSP, Imphal West commando, Inspector P Sanjoy OC, Imphal West commando and Major Gautam of 12 Bihar carried out a drive after getting specific information along the Laiphrakpam inter village road under Wangoi police station, Imphal West.
During the drive one arms smuggler identified as Sirajur Rahaman 28 s/o Sirajuddin of Lilong Lou Manga was arrested along with one 9 mm pistol and two magazines, One Maruti car was also recovered on his disclosure.
The arrested person disclosed that drugs were stashed at the residence of one Md Leiman s/o Abdul Munal of Lilong Chandrakong and in the subsequent search the team recovered 250 bottles of cough syrup Rekofdix.
Leiman however managed to flee away on seeing the combined team approaching his residence at around 5.35 pm yesterday, sources said.
The arrested person and the recovered items were handed over to the police station concerned to take up necessary legal action according to the law of the land .